- Title: File of women in Kim Jong Nam murder trial ahead of court appearance
- Date: 5th November 2018
- Summary: SHAH ALAM, SELANGOR STATE, MALAYSIA (FILE - JULY 28, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VEHICLES CARRYING TWO SUSPECTS ARRIVING AT SHAH ALAM HIGH COURT ESCORTED BY POLICE VEHICLES EXTERIOR OF SHAH ALAM HIGH COURT FOUNTAIN / SIGN READING (In Bahasa Malaysia) "COURT BUILDING OF SULTAN SALAHUDDIN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH" SITI AISYAH'S LAWYER GOOI SOON SENG STANDING DURING NEWS CONFERENCE REPORTERS STANDING (SOUNDBITE) (English) INDONESIAN SUSPECT SITI AISYAH'S LAWYER, GOOI SOON SENG, SAYING: "We have to do the best that we can on all the available evidence, we do have some independent evidence to corroborate our client's version of the story that she was merely practising some pranks and that she did not know what was being used, were poison or VX. So in that sense there is no guilty intention on her part to commit the murder and in such a situation, then she cannot be guilty of the offence." After a pre-trial proceeding at the Shah Alam High Court on July 28, 2017, lawyers of the two women said their clients believed they were participating in a reality television show prank when they assaulted Kim Jong Nam. Defence lawyers have warned previously that they feared "trial by ambush", with police not sharing evidence. SHAH ALAM, SELANGOR STATE, MALAYSIA (FILE - OCTOBER 2, 2017) (REUTERS) GLASS WINDOWS LEADING TO SHAH ALAM HIGH COURT POLICE STANDING INSIDE VIETNAMESE SUSPECT DOAN THI HUONG BEING ESCORTED OUT OF COURT / INDONESIAN SUSPECT SITI AISYAH BEING ESCORTED OUT OF COURT / SUSPECTS GETTING INTO CARS POLICE CONVOY LEAVING Lawyers of the two women accused of assassinating Kim Jong Nam with a banned nerve agent questioned what really killed him, after the first formal trial rounded up October 2. Four witnesses, including one police officer, one airport staff and two clinic staff, testified. Some of them claimed they had touched the victim after he sought for medical attention, but none developed symptoms, prompting the defence lawyers to say other possibilities need to be explored. SEPANG, MALAYSIA (FILE - OCTOBER 24, 2017) (REUTERS) SPECIAL POLICE FORCE AND COURT OFFICIALS WALKING WITH SUSPECTS SITI AISYAH AND DOAN THI HUONG AT KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 2 DEPARTURE HALL SPECIAL POLICE FORCE AND COURT OFFICIALS WALKING POLICE GUARDING SITI AISYAH AND DOAN THI HUONG NEAR SELF CHECK-IN KIOSK DOAN THI HUONG STANDING AND TALKING WITH AUTHORITIES VARIOUS OF POLICE STANDING BEHIND CORDON AREA NEXT TO SELF CHECK-IN COUNTER WHERE KIM JONG NAM WAS ATTACKED HUONG AND AISYAH SITTING ON WHEELCHAIRS ON A TRAVELLATOR The two women accused of murdering the Kim Jong Nam were brought to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport by court officials to verify the events seen on video recordings taken at the time of the killing. The handcuffed and heavily-guarded suspects were provided wheelchairs after they were said to be exhausted from being weighed down by their bullet-proof vests. Huong appeared unwell midway through the three-hour site visit and Siti Aisyah broke down in tears. Gooi Soon Seng, Siti Aisyah's lawyer, said the visit was necessary to verify the surroundings and locations where prosecutors say the murder took place. SHAH ALAM, SELANGOR STATE, MALAYSIA (FILE - MARCH 15, 2018) (REUTERS) SHAH ALAM COURT LOBBY POLICE SPECIAL FORCES STANDING GUARD POLICE ESCORTING DOAN THI HUONG, AS SHE LEAVES THE COURT HOUSE POLICE ESCORTING SITI AISYAH, AS SHE LEAVES THE COURT HOUSE POLICE VEHICLES LEAVING Suspects in the Kim Jong Nam murder trial, Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong, were seen leaving a court in Malaysia after attending a hearing in March 2018. Defence lawyers for Huong said they were trying to prove in court that she had thought she was being recruited to participate in "funny videos" and had previously travelled to Malaysia and Cambodia for recordings. SHAH ALAM, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA (FILE - AUGUST 16, 2018) (REUTERS) POLICE MOTORCADE ARRIVING IN FRONT OF COURT / SITI AISYAH AND DOAN THI HUONG EXITING CARS WITH POLICE ESCORT AND INTO COURT Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong were seen arriving at the court for another hearing where a Malaysian judge ruled that a trial against the two women would continue, and asked them to enter their defense.
- Embargoed: 19th November 2018 03:58
- Keywords: Kim Jong Nam murder accused women court trial airport testimony Kim Jong Nam
- Location: SEPANG, SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA/ UNKNOWN LOCATION/NARITA, JAPAN
- City: SEPANG, SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA/ UNKNOWN LOCATION/NARITA, JAPAN
- Country: Malaysia
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
- Reuters ID: LVA00595915QD
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- Story Text: Two women charged with murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will appear in a Malaysian court on Wednesday (November 7) for a case management hearing to fix new trial dates.
The Malaysia high court ruled on August 16 that prosecutors had successfully established a case against the pair and called for them to enter their defense.
Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, a Vietnamese, were charged with killing Kim Jong Nam by smearing his face with VX, a chemical poison banned by the United Nations, at a Kuala Lumpur airport on February 13, 2017.
Their defence lawyers had said the killing was politically motivated, with many key suspects linked to the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, suggesting the women were mere pawns. The women told their lawyers they did not know they were participating in a deadly attack and believed they were carrying out a prank for a reality TV show.
The two suspects, both in their 20s, are the only suspects in custody and face the death penalty if convicted. Four North Korean men, who had fled Malaysia, were also charged and Interpol alerts were issued for their arrest. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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